noun
aluminum
uh-LOO-muh-num/əˈlumənəm/
A lightweight, silvery metal.
The can and thin foil sheet are made of aluminum.
Etymology
Alumine named the oxide whose metal chemists were trying to isolate. That substance supplied the metal’s name; the oxide’s own name refers to alum.
In context
The aluminum from these planes, it's the highest quality metal. They melt it down at around 1,200° F and make new ingots.